i was sure the disneyfication of real women was supposed tob e satire… was i in error?

Bluejay

It *is* satire, according to the artist at the link.

RogerBW

Oh, the Telegraph. How will the Bechdel Test affect house prices?

Actually I think the basic thesis of the article is a sound one: using the test on its own as a guide to which films are worthy of attention is too simplistic an approach. Unfortunately for the author, that’s not what anyone is proposing, which just makes it come off as a pointless rant. The test does have the advantage of being an objective standard; if you replace it with something like “contains a strong female character”, there’s much more room for argument.